Thanks but...(I am an IT professional, have given training to developers)there
is/was an issue with windows (many versions) where all files were not removed
simply by uninstalling, depending on how the developers of the program
designed/coded the program.Then you had to know exactly which files were
causing problems by remaining in the windows directory, and go in to the
directory and delete them.do you know of any issues regarding files that are
not automatically removed when 2.2 is uninstalled?
Thanks
E Handler
From: Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de>
To: dev@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: tribalhorn <tribalh...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Have 2.2, want to download 4.x
Am 07/21/2016 07:11 PM, schrieb tribalhorn:
> I have version 2.2, but want to download/install the newest version, 4.1.x or
> the most stable version. Do you have information on any issues or conflicts
> when 4.1.x is installed over 2.2?
> Or should I remove 2.2 before installing 4.1.x?
> I use Windows XP version 2002 sp3 .I can also use Windows 10 if needed but am
> still interested in the XP issues. Thanks,
please do not install a version simply over another one.
The right way is to:
1) Backup your documents.
2) Backup also your user profile (on Windows it's, e.g., here
"C:\Documents and Settings\<your_user_account>\Application Data\". But
it depends a bit which Windows version you are using)
3) Then uninstall the old version.
4) Delete remaining program files and folders.
5) Install the new version.
I don't know it exactly but it's likely that the settings cannot be
migrated from 2.2 to 4.1.2. So, it's a bit like a way of rocks to re-set
all the options, icons, etc. But this will prevent any sudden problems
that can occur with old settings.
HTH
Marcus
